Back to the ER

After a great first week back at school, we ended up having to take Annie in to the ER last night. As we were changing her, we discovered that where we give injections on her leg was red, swollen, and hard.  We suspected she must have an abscess that would likely need to be drained or at least require some antibiotics. 

They got sonogram imaging of it at the ER and determined that she does have a fluid-filled sac about 0.5x1.5cm in size. The affected part of her legs is more like 4"x2" in size, but that appears to just be inflamed tissue in response to the abscess.

The ER doctor consulted with hematology, given Annie's circumstances, and they decided it would be best to just watch it over the weekend.  Since she is on lovenox, draining it could potentially pose some risks. And since they don't know if it's bacterial, or what bacteria are there, we want to avoid broad spectrum antibiotics, given Annie's history. There is a possibility that it may resolve on it's own in a few days. So we are just watching it and will talk with hematology on Monday.